As Werley Nortreus once stated “This world that we live in would be perfect if there were less prejudice and people who think they are better than others.” These words help show the struggles Crooks went through in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Crooks is not respected on the ranch because of his skin color. Marginalization is a problem Crooks faces emotionally,mentally, and physically throughout the whole book. Crooks physical appearance makes it harder for him get the money and supplies he needs
1929 is known as “Black Tuesday” for one main reason-- “Black Tuesday” was the start of a very dark time in American history, which we now know as “The Great Depression”. The Great Depression was a great decline in the economy within Europe, North America and other parts of the world that started in 1929 and lasted until around 1939. The Great Depression has been described as being the worst depression that has ever been witnessed by the West. Most people believe that the stock market crash of 1929
Lennie keeping the dream alive. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck writes the best laid plans of mice and men can and do, go wrong. They are doomed from the start because of Lennie’s fatal flaw, he is developmentally disabled and therefore incapable of bringing the dream come true, but his ingenuity also allows him and George to pursue the dream. Lennie’s innocence permits George to believe they can reach the dream. Lennie likes to hear about it so much that he thinks it will come true
The most devastating time period of human suffering in our country’s history was bar none the era of Great Depression. In Steinbeck’s 1936 novel In Dubious Battle he examines the human side of labor strikes in the 1930s with strong character point of views which visibly speak throughout the novel. With the story being told out of the perspectives of the main characters, readers are critically able to depict the Communist Party in a critical depiction. However opinions, recruiting tactics and situations
To what extent can Alexander III’s reign be described as reactionary? (30) Alexander III came to power in 1884 after the assassination of his father Alexander II (the Tsar Liberator); Alex III was considered by many to be unfit to become Tsar, he had trained in the military and even his own family said he was uneducated. He was not expecting to become Tsar however when his brother died suddenly in 1865 Alex III became heir. He had told his father before his death that he would reverse all of his
“Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike” Ban Ki-moon. The book, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, was published around the 1930’s which was during the Great Depression. In the book, three main characters experience discrimination. Those three main characters are Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie. Crooks experiences racism, Lennie is taught differently because of his disability, and Curley’s wife is treated
Every man is for himself in this book, except Lennie and George. Lennie has lost everyone that is closest to him, so George takes care of him because Lennie is mentally handicap. Lennie and George travel around together working on farms. Lennie gets George into a lot of trouble forcing them to move around a lot. George gets angry and becomes ashamed of Lennie. Lennie wants something to call his own, so he always tries to pick up mice, which he pets to hard and kills. One day, after Lennie pet his
“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” (Charlotte Bunch). In the novel, Of Mice and Men, three characters are distinctly faced with different forms of discrimination. This story shows how the United States was very inequitable, unfair, and hateful in the 1930’s. When the characters withstand discrimination, it shows what type of negative influence and outcome it brings upon their lives. Overall
promises that were made. Native Americans lived in various ways, such as the way they depend on the climate and their surroundings, the importance of food, making clothes and building houses was very significant to them. Native Americans lived on the Great Plains and they ate many different varieties of food such as the meat of the buffalo, beans and squash, deer, berries and they gathered many nuts. Marriage had started at an early age, for girls it was 13-15 and for boys it was
Did you know that the Ancient Greeks invented the theater? Or that the first Greek civilizations were formed around 1600 BCE? Ever since i was a little girl, I’ve always loved Ancient Greece. Like some children were obsessed with dinosaurs or the Power Rangers, I was obsessed with, in my opinion, the greatest civilization that ever was.The Greek brought advances that influence society today such as, the Hippocratic Oath which is still administered today, the invention of Classical Art which would